Bravo for the First Concert of the Season
Our concert on December 8th was a great success. Congratulations to PYSO members for a great performance. Look forward to our next concert on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Shadyside Presbyterian Church. The program will include: Mozart – Regina Coeli – with...
PYSO: Past and Present
Former PYSO Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong and current PYSO Music Director Earl Lee met up in NYC when Francesco was rehearsing the New York Philharmonic for their Young Peoples Concert on November 9 in a program that will include music of Bernstein, Gabriela...
Alum visits PYSO Office
Alana Weber (Clarinet 2012-2014) dropped by the PYSO office last week to speak with Craig Johnson (Flute 1978-80 and PYSO Executive Director) about an arts management project and how it relates to the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. Alana is a PYSO alumna from...
Alum Reflects on Touring with PYSO
Alum Pooja Tripathi stopped by rehearsal on October 6th to give current students a sneak peak at her new series Amsterdam Ave. While she was here, we got to talking about PYSO going on tour, and she shared some memories from her time on the 2011 tour to Italy.
Interview with a PYSO Student: Sein Lee
Recently, I got a chance to talk with PYSO violinist, Sein Lee about her experience at the Summer Science Program at Purdue University. Sein was one of the 36 students chosen out of 1,300 applicants to participate in the biochemistry program this past summer. We...
PYSO Alum Creates New Web Series
Last week, PYSO Alum Pooja Tripathi visited rehearsal to give the students a sneak peak of her new series, Amsterdam Ave. It was great to hear about her time at PYSO, and how it influenced her future. I had the opportunity to interview Pooja, and Co-Creator of the...
PYSO Alum Pooja Tripathi to visit October 6 Rehearsal!
We recently heard from Pooja Tripathi, who played violin with PYSO from 2008 to 2011 and went on the Italy tour in 2011. Pooja is now the co-creator of a Dutch/American web series called Amsterdam Ave and will be hosting a screening of the first episode of the...
Interview with a PYSO Student: Amanda Kengor
Recently PYSO member Amanda Kengor won the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra (YSYO) concerto competition! Amanda, who has been a harpist with PYSO since 2017, took the time to talk with me for a short interview, where I got to learn more about her life as a young...
Calling all high school seniors!
PYSO is hosting a mini-college fair on Saturday, October 5 at Heinz Hall. The afternoon begins at 2 PM with representatives from The Julliard School, Ithaca College and Eastman School of Music giving a joint Admission Presentation about applying to music...
PYSO Hits the Ground Running…
Hi! My name is Bridget McKenna and I'm excited to begin working with PYSO as the Communication Coordinator. I wanted to share some of the great music I heard at their first rehearsal this past Sunday.September 8 was a big day for PYSO members at Heinz Hall! We started...